Rene Higuita says he will never tire of talking about that scorpion kick. And 29 years on from El Loco’s moment of madness, he is still embracing constant requests to retell the tale – because ...

Higuita told the newspaper El Pais: "[The scorpion kick] will never be imitated ... "I didn't know where, how or when. It was a trick that helped put Colombia and myself on the map." ...

Rene Higuita's spectacular 'Scorpion Kick' has been voted the best ever football trick. Colombian keeper's Scorpion Kick wins vote Rene Higuita's spectacular 'Scorpion Kick' has been voted the ...

Is the scorpion kick the best save of all time? Comment below. Rene Higuita became famous for his ... “I didn't know where, how or when. It was a trick that helped put Colombia and myself ...

Instead, Higuita dived forward and, with his back arched like a scorpion's tail pre-sting ... since Higuita rehearsed his party trick four or five times in the warm-up. It may well be that ...

The same trick was beamed around the world when ... His farewell match had it all. Not just The Scorpion, Higuita also scored from a free kick and displayed some dodgy goalkeeping before enjoying ...

On the scorpion kick, Higuita said: “It was taken from a kids ... I didn't know where, how or when. It was a trick that helped put Colombia and myself on the map.” Higuita, now 51-years ...

Real Madrid players were left in stitches after Keylor Navas fluffed a scorpion kick during training on Tuesday. Colombian goalkeeper Rene Higuita was immortalised by the trick during an ...

SCORPION kick goalkeeper Rene Higuita underwent plastic surgery on LIVE TV after he was voted Colombia's ugliest icon. Higuita, 55, built a reputation for his sweeper-keeper style of play ...

James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL. I was 10 years old when I first saw René Higuita’s scorpion save vs.

The maverick former goalkeeper of Colombia, Rene "El Loco" Higuita, has announced plans to stand for political office. As a player he was perhaps best known for inventing the "scorpion kick" he ...